SYNOPSIS

The Mail::Toaster lab build test

DESCRIPTION

Before turning a new version of the Mail::Toaster loose on the world, I run it through a battery of tests. The first test is simply making sure it builds properly. This document details how I perform that test. This is not a suggested build method. I use shortcuts (such as the perl and mysql packages) that may not work in your environment. It is here so that you may learn from it.

Create a new Jail

toaster_setup.pl -s jailadd
sh /etc/rc
pkg_add -r http://www.tnpi.biz/internet/mail/toaster/src/perl-5.8.5.tbz

Install Mail::Toaster

fetch http://www.tnpi.biz/internet/mail/toaster/src/Mail-Toaster-3.xx.tar.gz
tar -xzf Mail-Toaster-3.xx.tar.gz 
cd Mail-Toaster-3.xx/
rehash
perl Makefile.PL 
make install
make newconf
make cgi
cp contrib/toaster-watcher.conf-testing /usr/local/etc/toaster-watcher.conf

vi /usr/local/etc/toaster-watcher.conf

In there I modify the hostname. The testing config is basically the same as the toaster-watcher.conf but with all nearly all options enabled to make sure they'll all build.

Build the programs

rehash
toaster_setup.pl -s pre

<much output snipped>

pkg_add -r http://www.tnpi.biz/internet/mail/toaster/src/mysql-server-4.0.18_1.tbz

This isn't "normally" necessary but the mysql-server package on the FreeBSD package server doesn't work correctly. This one does. It's just one I build from ports and then build into a package. I only do this because it's way faster than compiling it every time.

toaster_setup.pl -s all

Much compiling and installing snipped. You'll have to answer a few questions, and wait a while. This part takes about 15 minutes on a dual 3GHz Xeon w/1GB RAM and a u320 SCSI disk.

When it's done, you have a mail server ready to test and tweak. Cool. :)

Matt